Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 410: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined the potential energy savings of not putting the clocks forward, daylight saving, at the end of October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27581/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The implementation of summertime and wintertime hours each year by putting clocks forward and backward by one hour is one of many factors which influence patterns of energy usage. I do not, however, have an estimate as to the energy savings/cost impact of this practice. The issue of changing the clocks twice each year is a matter in the first instance for the Minister for Justice and Law Reform.